Southern Europe vs Zambia: Open shrubland — Burning crop residues
Southern Europe
16,890 t
in 2024
Zambia
67,896 t
in 2024
Southern Europe rank
23rd
Zambia rank
20th
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Southern Europe
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 67,896 t against 16,890 t in Southern Europe, a difference of 51,006 t.
That makes Zambia's figure about 4.0 times Southern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Southern Europe ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 20th of 31 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Europe | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99,453 t | 1.03 million t | 929,397 t | Zambia |
| 2000s | 39,003 t | 73,677 t | 34,674 t | Zambia |
| 2010s | 37,379 t | 62,119 t | 24,740 t | Zambia |
| 2020s | 23,402 t | 41,350 t | 17,947 t | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burning crop residues, Southern Europe or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 67,896 t against 16,890 t in Southern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burning crop residues between Southern Europe and Zambia?
- 51,006 t, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Europe and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Southern Europe and Zambia rank globally for open shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Southern Europe ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 20th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.